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2 of 3 Most Admired Figures on the Right are Black
Posted By Daniel Greenfield On December 22, 2014 @ 10:21 pm In The Point | 15 Comments
The statistic is interesting. Of the most admired figures on the right in John Hawkins’ survey, two out of three are black.
1) Scott Walker (63)
1) Clarence Thomas (63)
1) Thomas Sowell (63)
Race I think here is mostly an accident. What the three men have in common is that they are respected without being controversial or especially partisan.
Scott Walker has kept his national presence light and is mainly known for local reforms. Clarence Thomas has been a quiet force advancing conservative ideas on the court in a slow and steady fashion without the volatility of an Alito. Sowell is currently a leading conservative scholar who avoids mendacity and partisan hackery.
It’s an interesting phenomenon that two of the leading elder statement of the conservative movement are black. It’s especially interesting since liberals would have trouble pointing to two equally intellectually weighty and influential black figures dominating their side.
While I do think that race is an accident here, it’s interesting to note that Sowell and Thomas are respected largely for the opposite qualities of the self-appointed black leaders on the liberal side. They’re respected for being contemplative and measured leaders who don’t need to shout to make themselves heard. They’re deep thinkers. It’s hard to think of more opposite figures than Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson.
And that contrast is also a measure of how much damage liberalism has done to the black community.
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